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Turning an economy around : the challenge in Zambia (English)

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This Precis entitled, Turning an economy around : the challenge in Zambia, complements the Bank's Operations and Evaluation Department (OED), Evaluation study, Zambia country assistance review : turning an economy around, Report No. 16415, dated March... See More +This Precis entitled, Turning an economy around : the challenge in Zambia, complements the Bank's Operations and Evaluation Department (OED), Evaluation study, Zambia country assistance review : turning an economy around, Report No. 16415, dated March 31, 1997. The study cautions that in a highly aid-dependent country like Zambia, with years of neglected infrastructure, shortages of skills, inadequate institutional capacity, and an economic environment still biased against trade liberalization and entrepreneurship, economic recovery will take time and substantial risk.
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